Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claim for service connection of congestive heart failure due to potential secondary causes and exposure to toxic herbicides, as the RO failed to provide an adequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to obtain a TERA Memorandum that correctly notes the Veteran's herbicide agent exposure and an adequate medical opinion considering all toxic exposure risk activities in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive heart failure (CHF) from non-ischemic cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25003511
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